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A year after a break-in at the Louvre, the suspects are in jail awaiting trial, but police have no leads to locate the stolen crown jewels

MANILA, Philippines — Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co switched from duraboxes to “maleta” (suitcases) to transport kickbacks worth up to P40 million per delivery due to durability issues, state witness and former Public Works engineer Henry Alcantara said on Tuesday. Alcantara made the statement during his testimony before the Sandiganbayan Third Division at former

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A pre-dawn checkpoint operation in Misamis Occidental thwarted an attempt to transport nearly P6.5 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes bound for Central Luzon, leading to the arrest of two couriers early Tuesday. Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) reported the seizure of 8,116 reams of “Modern” brand cigarettes at a border

MANILA, Philippines — A 20-year-old college student from Lipa, Batangas was killed by stabbing last week. The unidentified male suspect is at large, according to the spot report obtained by the Inquirer from the Lipa Component City Police Station. The police said they received a report that the victim was found lying along the road

TACLOBAN CITY — A fisherman and his seven-year-old son who went missing after leaving for a fishing trip were found stranded in the maritime area near Maripipi, Biliran province, on Monday, according to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Kawayan. In a report, the Kawayan MDRRMO said its personnel, in coordination

MANILA, Philippines — The northeast monsoon, or “amihan” season, which will bring cooler and drier air, is expected to begin between October 22 and October 30, according to the state weather bureau on Tuesday.  In a press briefing, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section Chief Ana Liza Solis said the

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Pangasinan’s agricultural sector is expected to have sufficient irrigation until the second palay cropping season in 2027, with San Roque Dam’s water level in San Manuel at 283.21 meters above sea level as of Oct. 19. The available water supply will help farmers cope with the “Super El Niño” phenomenon, which is

Charles Luke Templonuevo, a Bachelor of Science in IT student at Notre Dame of Marbel University, developed KoroAR as his undergraduate thesis project, using augmented reality (AR) to make historical landmarks, notable personalities, and cultural artifacts easier to explore through smartphones. “As an IT student, I wanted to create something meaningful that would help people,

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday criticized Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and his sister, Sen. Pia Cayetano, for their line of questioning during a hearing on the Laguna Lake Development Authority’s proposed 2027 budget. In a statement, Lacson said the Cayetano siblings ganged up on acting LLDA General Manager Leopoldo

PALO, Leyte — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to protect the country’s sovereignty and turn wartime heroes’ sacrifices into concrete improvements in people’s lives, as the country marked the 82nd anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings on Tuesday. “Freedom must be felt in our everyday lives through food security, stable employment, safe communities,

MANILA, Philippines — The complainants in the first and third articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said the prosecution’s move to abandon most of the charges was a “strategic move” to speed up the trial and secure a faster outcome. In a joint statement, the complainants argued that narrowing the impeachment

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